Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the capitalpride.org and Capital Pride Alliance and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Capital Pride Alliance include capitalpride.org and Capital Pride. The Capital Pride website is a news, information, event registration and volunteer sign-up site. By using the Capital Pride website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Capital Pride may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase Capital Pride’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. Capital Pride may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Capital Pride. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Capital Pride website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Capital Pride’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Capital Pride encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Capital Pride so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Capital Pride is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Capital Pride website.

Use of your Personal Information

Capital Pride collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

Capital Pride may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Capital Pride and its affiliates. Capital Pride may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Capital Pride does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Capital Pride may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. Capital Pride may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Capital Pride, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Capital Pride may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Capital Pride, in order to determine what Capital Pride services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Capital Pride to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Capital Pride will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Capital Pride or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Capital Pride; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Capital Pride, or the public.

Security of your Personal Information

To secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, Capital Pride uses 3rd Party solutions with the following:

Salesforce – Truste Certified

Wufoo – Truste Certified

Authorize.net (Payment Processing)

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Children Under Thirteen

Capital Pride does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Capital Pride by contacting us here:

– Web page: www.constantcontact.com

– Email: info@capitalpride.org

– Phone: (202) 719-5304

Changes to this Statement

Capital Pride will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Capital Pride encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Capital Pride is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Capital Pride welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Capital Pride has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Capital Pride at:

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